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Starting January 2017, Singapore’s government will begin collecting iris images from citizens and permanent residents when they register or re-register for a new National Identity Registration Card or passport, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The change was announced as part of amendments to the National Registration Act, which passed in Parliament in November but will go into effect in January. The iris images will be used as a complementary verification method to photographs and fingerprints.
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